A while back I mentioned that I had handpieced a bunch of 4 inch Bowtie blocks and finally put them together. After that, the top languished in my sewing room because I was too lazy to go further. Yesterday, I had a hard talk with myself and said “DO IT NOW!” So, I did. I pieced the back, cut the batting, basted, and quilted. I even got the binding done.
Granted this is not a huge quilt (approx 45″ by 50something”), but still. I washed it this morning and though I hated it in the middle of quilting, I have decided I do like it after all. I don’t know why I always hate my pieces when they are about 70% done. I usually like them again when they are finished. Thankfully!
So here are the pics:
It may look a bit washed out and faded in the pictures but this is actually pretty accurate colorwise. Most of the fabrics are Civil War repros. I drew the spine for the feather borders but then stitched the feathers themselves without marking. I am pretty pleased with how that turned out since I am SO out of practice with free motion work.
It feels good to finish something :).
Until next time….
KatyQuilts 
Thanks for visiting and commenting as well! Feathers are fun, they just take practice. Go for it! Katy
This turned out very nice. It’s a beautiful little quilt .
You did really well on those feathers……I hope to be able to try that soon.
I’ve enjoyed looking through your photos…….I came over from Flickr after seeing your blog address on one of your photos.
Sometimes we all need to have a hard talk with ourselves don’t we? I’m glad you completed this quilt – love the muted tones. Your bow-tie quilt doesn’t shout, it murmurs and that gives it a peaceful feeling. Well done.